The Shinohara debt collector took a job at a rich academy and exposed a hidden trap

Aki collected gambling debts for a living, and she read people the way other people read bills. She knew who borrowed because of panic, pride, hunger, or shame, and that made her dangerous in places where everyone wanted a softer lie. When she was sent to a private academy to handle unpaid family debts and a mess in the student ranks, she ran straight into Shun, a cold student leader who exposed her in front of everyone and treated her like dirt. He had reasons. So did she. The worst part was that his tactics worked, because Aki had to keep choosing the lesser harm in every room she entered. Then a larger force pushed them into the same trap, and the man who seemed most eager to break her tu...